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Re: that dreaded APM



Am Mon, 2002-11-25 um 13.33 schrieb Dave Selby:
> Ive almost got my system 100% the way I want it !!!
> 
> However APM.
> 
> I have configured the kernel with the modules 
> Y	General setup/power management support
> Y	General setup/advanced power management BIOS support
> 
> I have dselected and loaded 
> apmd
> 
> if I type amp -v I get
> 
> AMP bios 1.2 (kernel driver 1.16)
> AC on-line, no system battery
> 
> I take this to be good, I have a AMP bios ??!

Yes you have.

> If i
> /sbin/poweroff
> or
> shutdown -h now
> 
> Linux shuts down but the hardware does not.
> Its a 700MHz PIII, pretty standard, my old Red Hat 7.2 shut the hardware down 
> AOK, so I know it can work.
> 
> I tried to find documentation on AMP in /usr/src/ .. /Documentation
> 
> I have checked /var/log/messages & syslog
> 
> no luck
> If someone can throw me a bone and tell me where to look I would appreciate it

Did you select "Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off" and "Enable PM
at boot time" in your kernel config? Its worth a try.

> 
> PS
> What will I do when my Debian is configured ???
> Learn to program ??? !!!!

Install and configure even more software? :)
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